1986 - Single track over Woodhead (left in situ between Deepcar and
Hadfield after closure) is lifted and trackbed is block by road
construction.

1994 - All remaining sidings at Deepcar are removed and the former
mainline is connected directly onto the Steelworks railway.

1997 - Bridges at Bullhouse and Hazelhead removed and replaced by
footbridges.

Locomotives

EM1 Class Bo-Bo Mixed Traffic Electric Locomotive (Later BR Class
76)

These original locomotives have their origins in the Shildon and Newport
electrification, where 12 Bo-Bo electric locomotives hauled coal.

The prototype EM1 No. 6701 was completed in 1941, long before the
railway was ready, as work had been stopped for the duration of the war.
Limited trial were possible on the Altrincham suburban electric line (also
1,500 volt d.c.), but the real tests were carried out while the locomotive was
on loan to the Netherlands in 1947.

6701 became 6000 during the LNER renumbering and then 26000 after the
formation of British Railways.

When work restarted on the electrification, the original plan for 70
EM1s was modified to only 58. The design was also modified both to enlarge the
cab and improve the high speed riding. One archaic feature that survived was
the articulated link between the bogies. This together with the mounting of the
buffers and drawgear on the bogies ensured that very little force was
transmitted through the body but did not make for good riding.

Multiple Units

The last class 506 multiple unit is seen at the Midland Railway Centre
in 1994, this was the last survivor of the class and was earmarked for
preservation. After being stored on behalf of a West Yorkshire Museum, the unit
was transferred to the Midland Railway Centre.

Unfortunately this historic unit was scrapped after it was deemed to be
beyond economic repair. There still remains little interest in preserving
Electric Multiple Units.

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The rear end of the last passenger train through Deepcar Station on 14th
May 1983. The Multiple Unit shown in a Metro Cammel unit however the front 2
cars of this 4 car set were a BRC&W class 110 unit. The brake van to the
left of the photograph was from a Steel train for Stocksbridge Works and would
have been taken off the train before it was shunted into the Works exchange
sidings.

This service was both unusual and inconvenient in that it ran non stop
from Penistone into Sheffield and had to reverse the final mile or so into
Sheffield Midland station having passed the remains of Wortley, Deepcar,
Oughtibridge, Wadsley Bridge and Sheffield Victoria stations. Non of these
stations, except Wadsley Bridge, was close enough to a centre of population to
be worth reopening. Wadsley Bridge Station however had remained open for
Football Specials serving the Sheffield Wednesday Ground at nearby
Hillsborough.

After this the Huddersfield to Sheffield passenger service was diverted
via Barnsley with stations reopened at Silkstone Common and Dodworth. This
service continues, with the trains using a short length of track at Penistone
on the original Woodhead Route.

The First Generation DMUs on the Huddersfield / Barnsley / Sheffield
service were replaced by class 153 & 156 'Sprinters' and class 142 &
144 'Pacers' during the early 1990s.

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In June 1994, a railtour is seen entering Deepcar Station hauled by a BR
class 56 (56004). A second class 56 (56133) was attached to the rear as the run
round loop at the station had been removed by this time. The main line had been
connected directly onto the end of the Stocksbridge Railway and mainline
locomotives allowed to run over the first half mile of line to Henholmes loop.
The signal box has since been badly damaged by a fire. The photograph is taken
from the old 'up' platform.